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Match 18 Wellington - Wellington Stadium
Cloudy
04 November
Ghana
1:0
Costa Rica
1:0 (1:0)
  • Deborah AFRIYIE (19')

Referee CHA Sung Mi

Summary

Afriyie strike not enough

Afriyie strike not enough

 Ghana secured their first victory of the competition against Costa Rica in Wellington, but it was not sufficient to secure a quarter-final place for the Africans, with Korea DPR and Germany drawing in the other fixture.  After a slow start in which neither side established any dominance, Ghana opened the scoring with a fine goal on 19 minutes. Candice Osei-Agyemang broke free down the ...

Highlights

Line-up

GHA
CRC
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Abraham ALLOTEY (GHA)
(CRC) Juan QUESADA
Officials
  • Referee: CHA Sung Mi (KOR)
  • Assistant Referee 1: KIM Kyoung Min (KOR)
  • Assistant Referee 2: LEE Seul Gi (KOR)
  • Fourth official: Thalia MITSI (GRE)
  • Misses next match if booked
  • Absent

Photos

  • Ghana's Juliet ACHEAMPONG and Elizabeth ADDO reacts at the end of the game against Costa Rica
  • Ghana's Juliet ACHEAMPONG vies with Costa Rica's Raquel RODRIGUEZ CEDENO
  • Ghana's Elisabeth Addo vies with Costa Rica's Gabriela Guillen and Daniela Cruz
  • Ghana's Mantenn Kobblah vies with Costa Rica's Jacqueline Mata
  • Ghana's Mercy Miles injured against Costa Rica
  • Ghana's players dejected at the end of the game against Costa Rica
  • Ghana's Florence Dadson controls the ball against Costa Rica
  • Ghana's Deborah Afriyie celebrates her goal against Costa Rica
  • Ghana's Juliet Acheampong vies with Costa Rica's Katherine Alvaredo

Quotes

"I think this was a great experience for the girls. This is a team that only came together in December last year, and they've come so far already," Abraham Allotey, Ghana coach.

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STATISTICS
GhanaStatisticsCosta Rica
29Shots3
8Corner kicks1
0Yellow cards1
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
53%Possession (%)47%